Crupper



S. B. SWAGGERTY CRUPPER Filed Feb. 27, 1954 Feb. 12, 1935.

ATTO R N EY5 V Application 'This ,inventionrelates to: cruppers, and it's general object is to, providea crupper that is primarily designed f or use in training the` tail of a horse,

'Sjhtt it will become set'ina graceful curve'in.

minimum time, due to .the fact that 'casual .disp lacement of the. crupper or movement of the portion of the tail supported and gripped thereby within or from the same is p'ractically impossib-let .A further object ofthe. invention is to provide a. crupperthat can be maintained in fixed rela-' tion for' holding the tail accordingly byits ap plication to the latter.`and the' buttcks 'of.:the

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.Another object" of the invention isto provide a crupper includinga one piece or integral'-but-` tocks rengaging means and -tail support, with a tail bandage bar carried by 'the' latter to provide bandageguards to receive the bandagein a' manner whereby it" can be easily ap'pliedj'yet is held against looseness and slippa'geg A still' further object aof' the invention is to provide a crupper that is light in weight,-to eliminate discomfort, is sanitary, easy to apply, main-v tains itself relatively firm. with respect to the buttocks with the aid of harness, is simple in construction, inexpensive to manufacture and extremely efiicient in use and service; i This invention also consists in certain other features of Construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in theaccompanying drawing and specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

In describing my invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawing wherein like characters denote like' or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in'which:

Figure 1 is a viewillustra'ting the application of my crupper for use. e

Figure 2 is a perspective View of the crupper. Figure 3 is a longitudinal sectional view' taken therethrough' v VFigure 4 is a rear view thereof.

Referring to the drawing in detail it will be noted that the baseof my crupper'consistsof a.

pair of spaced parallel fiat like shaped arms 1 and 2 which are enlarged at their rear ends to provide heel portions, while the `remaining por tions are slightly tapered in decreasing width to the front ends of the arms, as clearly shownin Figure 4 of the drawing. i

Formed integral with thebarms 1 and 2 so as to provide a one piece structure therewith is thetail support of my crupper. The lower' end of the body 3 of the tail support bridges the arms 1 ms '27, 1934 Serial Ndihmes* 3 Claims. (o.54 -z 2) extend into beads' 4 and 2 and iso twardly-flared therefrom. It will be noted; that: the body is not only transversely curved to 'present a substantiallysemi circular formation 'in cross section, butqis likewis'e 'longij tudinally :curved asbest shown in Figure 3, and v gradually decreases in widthfrom' its juncture with the-arms 1 'and.2; 'to its outerend Las best shown, in Figure 4, soias to follow the shape of the stail, in` order that; itwill fit, the latter. i v .The upper edges of ,thegbody 3 are rounded and which-mergeinto the arms 1 and2 atjtheir inner endmwhile ,the 'outer ends of the beads 4 extend into a the' 'transverse .curvature of the outer end of, the bodyas bestshownin'Figure 2. Extending from theaunderside of the body 3 'and arranged at `'spaced relation with 1 respect` to; each other,` as

flange 5 that follows well-as followingthejtransverse curvature ofthe body: are webs 6 which together with the flange 5 have formed-jthereon; and centrally thereof, extensions. 'I having a*;bary8. secured thereto and extending therethrough and which is disposed in spaced r-elation with respect to the underside of "the body a s best shown in Figure 3 to cooperate with the body and webs, `as well as the ange 5 to provide bandage guides, it being apparent that the bar acts'as a guard to' hold the bandage which is indcated by the referencenumeral'9, associ ated withthe body 3 in a manner which will be presently described. In applying my. crupper for use,` it is disposed with. the arms 1 and 2 arranged in contact with the'upperportions of the buttocks of the animal as shown in Figure 1, with the lower portion of the body engaging the underside of the base of the animal s` tail, it of course being understood thatthe ligaments of the tail arecut prior tothe application of the crupper so as to allow the tail to be elevated and supported accordingly as shown in Figure 1.' After the crupper has been applied, gauze, bandage or the 'like is wrapped about the tail and body, and of course is passed through the space between the bar`8 and body. The free end of the gauze may be Secured by any suitable tudinally to follow the curvature of the animal's buttocks asshownin Figure -1 and may be padded and provided with suitable covering 9' of leather or the like, but the remaining portion of the crupper is left uncovered. Secured to the forp ward ends of the covering 9' are converging strap pieces 10 of a harness Ior the crupper and the converging strap pieces` merge into a back strap 11 or are fixed thereto in any well known manner. connected to the heel portions of the arms 1 and 2 and extendng laterally therefrom are ring members 12 that have the rear ends of side straps 13 secured thereto, and the side straps and back straps extend to and may be secured to the usual surcingdei netshow n. The straps' my of course be adjustableand adustable bride-ing ar supporting straps 14 are provided on the sides of the hangers with the ends thereof secured to the back strap 11 and side straps 13as clearly shown in Figura 1.

From the above description,andcliisclnsureeof the drawing, it will be obyious thatI have provded a crupper that is made'into a single piece with the exception of the bandage bar .8 ;and preferably from aluminum or other light metal so 'that the devicewill not 'cause' any-discomfort to the animal; thisbeingxespecially true in view of the smoothtail receiving channl shaped to fitithe tailas shown in' Fi gure l. r I

' The tail' fitting channel' couple@ with the 'band:-` adge and s guides i therefor, aas -well as the' tting relation of the' arms and 2=-with thebuttocks'of the animal, provides *themeans whereby the tail is supported to produoe a graceful eurve therein, in i a :mai-mer whereby casual dsplaoement with the v aid 'of the harness is praetically impo's'sble, with: the: result tle tail will heal and set in' minimum time.

e 'The one piecestructure and the tactthat it is made entirely from metal provides a sanitary crupper in 'that-itcanl'be easily retained in a clean and :sanitary conditiod c 'It .is thought from :the ffore'goln'g description that the advantages' and noveld'eatures o 'my: in venti'on will'bereadily amarent. y

I' desire it torbeunderstood 'thatl may make changes in the Construction and in the combina- .flange and webs following the curvature of said body, a bar secured to and extending through the webs and flange,--and said bar being spaced from the under surface of the body to provide bandage receiving means.

2.-A crupper comprising a buttocks receiving base including a pair of spaced arms, a tail support having a lower portion bridging'the arms and formedthereon toprovide therewith a one piece mperfora-te.structure,: said 'tail support being `curved .transversely :and longitudinally and tapered ;toward its t outer end, bandage .receiving and guidmg means on'theunderside of the :tail support, and a I covering for'. the` arms.

13. .Insadevice forztraining ant animal's tail and meluding-aqcmpper andharness forhold'ng it oli-Lan animal, and cruppercomprising. a buttocks rece'iving. basejncludig a .pair of-spaced armsatail support having a ;lower portion extending from and bridgingthe arms, said support' being :transversely-:and ,longitndinal'ly curved and tapered `toward its ;free send, :means extending from the undersde 'O .the 1 tail :supportsand tollowing the 'curvature thereof ;andua .bar ;extending zeentrally :through :said means and cooperating therewith ,and spaced` from the: support :to provide bandage guiding-:andmeceivingmeans i i STUARTB. SWAGGERTY 

